affectation
- IPA[ˌaˌfekˈtāSH(ə)n]
美式
- behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress；a studied display of real or pretended feeling
noun: affectation, plural noun: affectations
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress the affectation of a man who measures every word for effect she called the room her boudoir, which he thought an affectation 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ a studied display of real or pretended feeling an affectation of calm 同義詞
